Zayn Ibad Khan on being compared with Dilip Kumar: I just cannot explain my feelings, totally overwhelmed
By It was truly an overwhelming feeling for actor Zayn Ibad Khan recently when Gul Khan, the producer of his show Aashiqana, compared his performance to that of legendary actor Dilip Kumar.
Talking about the incident, he says, “This is a really big thing for me because I’m Dilip Kumar Sahab’s huge fan. I have grown up watching his movies because my dad used to love his movies and he always used to say, ‘Beta Dilip Sahab ki movie Dekha Karo. Unse Sikho’. Dilip sahab didn’t do method acting in just one movie. He was often called “method Kumar” and was the first method actor in Hindi Cinema. His style was unique and was the only one who was doing method acting in the late 1940s. Acting used to be loud sometimes but still, he managed to do that with grace. It’s impossible to replicate his legacy, the work he has done is amazing.”
He adds, “When someone as significant as the creator of the show, is saying that you resemble him in one of the scenes, it’s a lot to process. My first reaction was, ‘What did she just say to me?’ Because it’s a huge thing for me. Dilip Sahab is my idol and for all of us, I guess. In our Hindi cinema when someone becomes an actor,, Dilip Kumar Sahab’s name comes first to the mind. And when ma’am told me that I resembled him in one of my shots, it was overwhelming and I just can’t explain what I felt in words. I know it’s a huge responsibility on me to do justice to these words now.”
Zayn has always been a huge fan of Dilip Kumar. “I have watched all his movies and Andaz (1949) is my favorite movie. I have learned a lot from it. Also, I love Saudagar and Ram aur Shyam,” he says